Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-14

evening, at Prof. Seely's.
Prof Granville Wager lectures at the
Y. NJ. C. A. rooms this evening on the
subject, "A Trip across the Atlantic from
New York to Old York"
The adjourned meeting of the Congre-
gational society, at the lecture-room of
the church on Monday afternoon. was
attended by comparatively few. Moth
ing was done except to adjourn without
day.
There is to be W. c. +, L. sociable
at Principal c. ID. Mead's on Wednesday
afternoon and evening. Jan. 10. Those
wishing conveyance will meet at Prof.
Seely's at , 40 and ) 40 p. m.
Letters addressed to G.. :. Atwood.
Miss Mary Allen (2), VIM. W. Atrial,
Jerry Brassau, Thomas Gill. Eddy
Hanks. Herbert Rosa. Mrs. Lucy Sanders,
Miss Lydia Sanders and Josiah E.
Magoon have remained at the post-oflice
one month uncalled-for.
There has been a remarkable change
in the death record in the village for the
past year. The deaths in the past ten
years from 1875 have been 295. or an
average of nearly thirty per year. while
the past year the number,is u, or an aver
age of one per month
The butter trade is rather dull Just at
present. Prices range from u to 20
cents according to quality. Local buy
ers are doing an active business in hay.
paying from 81 to $3.50 a ton. Potatoes
for shipment are worth 40 cents and on
ions 20 cents bushel.
During the high wind Tuesday evening
the chimney of the house on Seymour
street occupied by Mrs. Sampson burned
out and set the roof on fire. The inmates
were badly frightened and began to car
~ out their effects, but the fire was ex-
tinguished before serious damage had
been done.
On Friday evening of next week an
entertainment for the benefit of the la
dies library will be held at the town hall
An attractive programme. including read
ings illustrated with tableaux, has been
prepared and will appear next week.
Refreshments are to be served: the adj
mission fee will be p cents
At the annual meeting of the Baptist
church the following officers were cleo
ted: Clerk and treasurer. j. b. Benedict:
prudential committee, |. l.. Rogers. V.
NJ. Benedict b. b. Brown: Sunday
school superintendent, Rev. A. De +.
Palmer The treasurer reported that all
bills against the church were paid and
that there was small amount due on
subscriptions.
Green Mountain lodge Knights of Hon
or has elected these officers for the year
1887: Dictator, F. A. Bond; vice die
tator' NJ. b. Williamson; assistant dicta-
tor, =. p. Cushman; chaplain, A. Will
hanson; reporter, a. X. Carr; financial
reporter, o. II. Cushman; guide, W. NJ
Cushman; treasurer, Thad M. Chapman ::
guardian, A. NJ. Williamson; sentinel. G..
j. Mathews; trustees, A. A. Fletcher. A.
j. Marshall, c. p. Langworthy.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Middlebury national bank
Tuesday afternoon, resulted in the re-
election of the old board of directors, as
follows Calvin Hill, Albert A. Fletch-
cr, VIM. p. Nash, Gardner S. Vain
wright, j. G. Wellington. The directors
reelected Col. A. A. Fletcher president
and Hon. Calvin Hill, vice-president.
Mr.. Pinney is, of course, continued as
cashier and Mr.. g. NJ. Fletcher as teller.
Messrs. 7. NJ. Chapman and A. A.
Fletcher of the board of trustees have
constructed fine slide for the Young
people. 1t starts on the top of the col
lege hill just south of Rev. Father Lanes
residence, but on the opposite side of the
road, crosses Storr's avenue at the north
east corner of the college park and goes
into the graded-school park. The track
is long enough for all practical purposes,
ana now the youth OF the place have no
sort of excuse for sliding in the streets
or on the sidewalks.
\ toboggan slide in Middlebury is as
sured. The young men of the village,
and some of the older ones, have formed a
stock company with ample capital for
building the slide and purchasing .obog-
situated on Mr.. w. ID. Lanes lot on the
southwest side of Chapman hill near the
spring and will point in a southwesterly
direction. The chute itself will be 300
feet long and the slide from its foot to-
ward the freight depot, about 300 feet
mOre-l500 feet in all. Messrs. Smith &
Allen have taken the contract to erect
the chute and will begin work at once
SO that the town or q praat plainritv of